Coco + Maria

No

2010-09-06T06:21:00.000-07:00

Aesop stinks. We agree to disagree on this one Coco bird

Aesop Rocks

2010-06-18T03:32:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the false advertising, I'm talking skincare, not hop hop FOOOL, although I do love hip hop.. I'm talking Aesop as in the Australian owned and made skincare label that makes the beautiful all nautral products for your skin, hair and soul. I'm not sure whether its on purpose or just a damn shame, but I feel like Aesop doesn't get enough press or props as everything they make is totally magical and once you use you'll never go back to the $10 drying Nivea crap you normally use. My all time favourite is Parsley Seed Face Mask which will make you look like a poor man's mime but will leave your skin baby arse smooth and the tube will last nearly a year even if used twice a week.

I went to my local Aesop to buy a new cleanser as I'm sick of drying cheap mass produce crap and was gently conned into buy the latest, and most expensive Parlsey Seed Cleansing Facial Oil. Slightly unsure ast oil only belongs in a deep fryer or on my scalp, and at $55 a pop not the cheapest risk to take but I am totally converted. You wet your hands slightly, use a few drops of the oil and it will turn into a slightly creamy lotion that cleans better then anything else I've used, and leaves your skin smooth and soft. Mmm.

At either a Aesop store, or in a department store, you'll receive down to earth, friendly service and loads of samples that will have you coming back.

http://aesop.net.au

Its Gettin Hot In Here..

2010-06-18T02:03:00.000-07:00

ok so yes i caught on fire, if you haven't already heard I'm not re-telling. You should already know by now. The latest more exciting news is that yesterday I graduated from Burns Unit and despite the raw black patches of skin hanging off the left side of my body, I am in fact healed and never have to go back to that godforsaken hell hole again. So, on this special and momentous occasion I thought it appropriate to thank a few people who have been along for the ride.

Firstly I'd like to thank Parker for having me as a guest in her home and allowing me to drink champagne in the shower in front of her friends, to the lesbian ambo that laughed at all my jokes and let me keep my underwear off... hmmm, to the kind folks at St Vincents for the high fives and drugs, my beautiful Sydney big sister Lana for cheuffering me several times a week to Concord and for driving up the super creepy driveway of the juvenile detention centre despite the KEEP OUT signs and children of the corn vibe. To Baby Jaime for the fashion laughter and tears, to Nurse Frank for picking off the dead skin in the places I couldn't reach, Nurse Megan for her inappropriate redneck racist comments and admiration of my fashion forward headwear, to the sort of cute Doctor with the tiny eyes for the sympathy flirty, and lastly to the 80's for making such amazing and flammable fashion, which without I would never have such a fabulous story to tell.

So lets all sit back, light a precariously positioned candle, have a champagne and pop a Pandine Forte, and enjoy the final scene from one of my all time favourite films Daft Punks Electroma. Oops did I just give away the ending?

Bradattude

2010-05-30T04:50:00.000-07:00

My favourite man from Team Zoe, Brad (Joey needs to seriously die. Like literally die not "I die" die) has posed for super creepy photographer Terry Richardson and looks totally hot. Who'd have thought that underneath his fabulous blazer and bow ties would be such rock hard abs. Owe!!!

Song Of The Week

2010-05-27T07:20:00.000-07:00

From the old winking man, to the Carerra's to the street jazz ballet. Hot Hot Hot

Er..

2010-05-26T19:17:00.001-07:00

Fiddy ain't looking so great..

Seasonal Depression & The Pros of Canned Goods

2010-05-25T05:13:00.001-07:00

Every year without fail, as soon as the weather cools down so do I. Towards life. And socialising. And hygiene and general self respect. I also start hating my life. My hair. My friends. My shoes. I'm a miserable wreck that doesn't want to leave the house until thongs are once again wearable. This year my annual hibernation has started early, Autumn and I feel my once booze fuelled wanna be glamour sun kissed fabulous Sydney life has turned into one long snacking tv session in bed. No wait, its doesn't feel like it, it has. Last weekend I spent 28 hours straight horizontal in bed, minus the 20 mins I ate a mexican themed meal at my local junkie favoured food emporium, 2.5 mins trying to get clearer reception whilst watching Customs and 1 trip downstairs to go the toilet. ONE TRIP. In 28 hours I urinated once and the only liquid I ate was the juice of melted sour cream and my own saliva. WTF?? Any way I digress. There is nothing witty or clever or cool I can offer you or anyone for that matter. Until winter is over, I've shed my skin and the snow has melted I am a boring waste of space. My top priority's right now are planning different meals to involve Stagg Chilli, downloading Rod Stewart albums, dissecting the lives and relationships of revolting MTV American reality stars like they are my real friends (ok so they sort of are) finding things to blow my nose on in my room, having sexy dreams about Ari Gold, planning Rachel Zoe's TayTay inspired outfits for events that don't exist and having anxiety attacks about what I'm going to watch once I've finished Modern Family. So lacklustre is my soul that I neglected my strict fake tanning regime. No one see's your tan in a dark room, but only the silver glint of an empty Dorito's bag and the warm glow of Window's Media Player. So friends, if you do decide to stick the next few months out with me I can't promise it will be interesting or inspiring. But I do promise whats hot in American Sitcom, 10 easy snacks using mayonnaise and frozen garlic bread and how to clean your sheets without washing them (pssst here's a hint, turn them inside out)

What will get me out of the slovenly mind-numbing funk I'm in? I'm hoping Series 7 of the Hills

You know you love me xoxo

NOT

2010-05-23T23:45:00.000-07:00

UDI's - Unidentified Drunken Injuries
Waking up in your own bed wearing a t shirt you didn't know you had, a half eaten pie and both elbows Cadbury Purple and painful to move and no idea how or why ain't too cool

HOT

2010-05-23T23:32:00.000-07:00

Drunk chicks

You know it. I certainly know it. LCD Soundsystem knows it. Life is better with drunk girls

The Worst Jeans in the World

2010-05-19T22:35:00.000-07:00

To keep in theme with my new love/hate obession Jersey Shore, I give you possibley the worst jeans ever. If the super wide bootcut doesn't get you, the fake inbuilt thong will.

Denim hasn't taken such a savage beating since embellished jean leggings, or 'jeggings' were unleashed on the western suburbs of the world.

Monday Monster Mash...... Up

2010-05-17T03:12:00.000-07:00

Yeah ok so mash ups are generally pretty shit I know but I really really love this mix of 99 Problems set to a big band beat from The Dap Kings. So does my mum.

"Did he just say hoe?"

" Mum as ifff! Would trombones and hoe's be in the same song together? hmm??"

Right click on the link below

Jay-Z_-_99_Problems_(feat_The_Dap_Kings)

Tada*s Revolution

2010-05-17T02:35:00.000-07:00

Trying to put into words what exactly Tada's Revolution is tricky. Its a magical too cute world with dark humour, layered characters living life in modern times, served with a quick and punchy point. Don't let me ruin it just go enjoy it for yourself. It will be the best thing you see today. Besides Ronnie dancing on Jersey Shore but that's a whole other post.

http://tadasrevoluyion.com

Bloggin Ain't Easy

2010-05-14T21:04:00.000-07:00

Due to popular demand from our fans, all five of you, we're back. And by we I mean me. As my non-practising life partner Mild Cat tours the world without a passport but a sensible and ugly pair of birkenstocks I shall carry the blogging flag.

In honour of being back online, and also Coco & Maria's love for Gaga and homemade video clips, I give you live from Afghanistan, The US army and Telephone

Update - We WILL Be Back

2010-04-21T22:55:00.000-07:00

The Coco Maria dream team has been separated and are now countries apart. The Coco Maria blog will be on hiatus until our sweet sweet reunion one glorious day. Hopefully we wont keep you waiting too long. If you ever get sad waiting watch our tribute video made by a fan (me).

xxx Maria

I Present To You...

2010-04-08T16:27:00.000-07:00

The Cape

After years and years of waiting the fabulous cape is allegedly one of THE hottest fashion items of 2010. It's like wearing a comfortable blanket that makes you look impressive, old-timey and cutting edge all at once. Way hotter than ugly cousin pashmina. Get involved!

Art

2010-04-08T16:06:00.000-07:00

While I'm on the whole recycling trip, have a look at this polar bear from artist Joshua Allen Harris. This happy fellow (the bear) is made from recycled plastic bags and hovers over New York subway grates so he comes to life whenever a train passes by.

He is so CUTE!

Joshua says that his use of disposed shopping bags and wind as mediums "just seemed to fit — the subway system could inflate the unused bags giving them a new purpose and I could experiment with the wind... Some people have suggested that the polar bear is an icon of global warming and that the wind is an example of a renewable energy. When the bear is animated, he looks happy, and when the resource is gone, the bear slowly dies. I find this explanation encouraging"

Sweet

Mildy's Bubble & Squeak Burrito

2010-04-08T15:30:00.000-07:00

Food wasting makes me sad. If it doesn't make you sad spend some time being really, really hungry. You'll change yo' tune.

Anyway, because I always have a mish mash of leftover crap in the fridge I've found great ways to repackage it. If you're not familliar with the term Bubble & Squeak it basically means throwing all the leftover food you have into a frypan and frying it up with some butter. Sounds good yeah?

For todays burrito I used:

Half a piece of lebanese bread (you could use burrito bread or just plain old toast)
Chicken schnitzel, cut into cubes
Steamed potato & pumpkin, sliced
San Choy Bow mince & rice (from 3 nights ago - I'll take my chances cos it's so delicious)
A few bits of ham
Mushrooms
Shallots
An egg

Fry all that junk up (minus bread) with w touch of butter if you're feeling nasty, adding whatever you have on hand that you think sounds tasty.

Wrap it up, toast it with cheese, squish it in a sandwich press, smother itwith BBQ sauce, whatever. It will be the BEST breakfast you've ever had, it didn't cost you money you hadn't already spent and you saved those lovely foods from going in the bin. Hooray!

Conspiracy

2010-04-07T14:44:00.001-07:00

The world is riddled with it. If you care to become more involved (or more paranoid) perhaps check out WikiLeaks. It's a Sweden or Iceland (I assume no-one knows) based operation of some 800 or-so volunteers that work to anonymously publish leaked sensitive documents from Government and other organisations documents with (I believe) the intention of keeping them honest. It's too much for me (I'm more of a watch-the-grass-grow type) but you may be interested. It's definitely interesting.

Man murdered at Major Lazer show

2010-04-07T00:06:00.000-07:00

A man was murdered outside a Major Lazer gig in Atlanta last week. Major Lazer being the truly shithouse side collaborative project of superstar producers Diplo and Switch. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that two men got into an altercation outside the The Masquerade in Atlanta as the band(?) took the stage, leading in one of the men getting shot. I imagine it happened when the two were fighting to get out the door first after OD'ing on airhorns and dancehall. Sound effects will drive a man to the edge.

I think death would of been far more pleasant than enduring a two hour set of musical bullshit, so I think this can be filed under feelgood/human interest.

It's almost here...

2010-04-06T19:35:00.000-07:00

Surry Hills Festival. Yeah! Crowds and overpriced wares mixed with music and plenty of booze. A recipe for greatness!

Please do check it out, if this year follows it's predecessors you'll find me watching the kids air guitar comp around 4:00pm, pissed as a lord. Get there early for the fabulous fancy dress dog comps. This Sat 10th April.

PLEASE NOTE: The festivus has moved this year due to Albert Park being renovated. So:

The 2010 festival will be creative, intimate and have a community picnic feel with the entertainment stages limited to two small parks - Ward Park (Devonshire Street) & Shannon Reserve (Crown Street), and possibly other satellite venues.

Crown Street will not be closed, so from what I can gather it's going to be a bit of a patchwork event. Anyway I can't really figure it out but head to the website for more deets! http://www.shnc.org/festival/index.htm

HOT

2010-04-06T18:17:00.001-07:00

Competitive Wood Chopping. It's an amazingly manly and challenging competition without involving ridiculous concepts like guns or dead animals or beating up other people or working out your pecs in the mirror for hours on end.

Just man and his axe.

Sigh

Say It Ain't So

2010-04-06T00:10:00.000-07:00

Jlo to star in a remake of the 1987 Goldie Hawn classic Overboard. Please. Lord. No.

God Goldie is fabulous..

Oh how my heart longs for you

2010-04-05T23:34:00.000-07:00

Beast Rat leggings. Sass and bide. Heaven. Updating the popular ruched Black Rats with a snappy and very "now" metallic animal print. Is $200 + too much to spend on lycra? Can you really put a price on the freedom and comfort of an elasticated waistband??

HOT

2010-04-05T22:54:00.000-07:00

Unemployment. I can't be sure, but I'm pretty confident I'm going to enjoy this. Down with 'the man', free love, equality and all that.

Hey.. Biggie Smalls IS the illest!

2010-04-05T22:24:00.000-07:00

In the spirit of Danger Mouse's The Grey Album (p.s hated it) The Notorious xx is a full length mash up mixtape from Californian DJ Wait What mixing the chilled and vibey first album from The xx with the best of Biggie's rhymes. All signs are pointing to radness. I imagine that if Biggie were still alive today he'd smell a little bit of wee and Salt and Vinegar chips.. Download here - Only the last link works.

Would you eat KFC naked with Biggie?

Monday Morning

2010-04-05T15:34:00.000-07:00

Enjoy

Tobacco - Maniac Meat

2010-04-05T03:02:00.000-07:00

I've never picked a trend and I have shit taste in music. That said, I'm predicting Tobacco's new album 'Maniac Meat' is going to be huge. (Tobacco being Black Moth Super Rainbow frontman Tom Fec's side project). It's sadistic, disturbed, delayed electro and it drops in May. Beck will feature on two tracks making the deal even sweeter.

Check out the insanity of 'Sweatmother' below. It's been described as "what Satan would listen to while he's getting ready for the club". Nuff said.

Easter Haul

2010-04-03T17:42:00.000-07:00

Happy Easter everyone! I've done well this year, not one but TWO Lindt Bunnys from a very handsome man, a box of lindor from mum and a south coast escape. Beats the cuff on the ear I get most years YEOW! What did you get? x

Get Yourself

2010-04-02T15:05:00.000-07:00

To Surry Hills Markets! on today (Saturday)

I'll be there eatin up all the Gozleme

HOT

2010-03-31T21:57:00.001-07:00

Posing

Boudism

2010-03-31T18:07:00.000-07:00

If you're any kind of Sydney-sider you should know who Daniel Boud is by now. The reigning scenester king of Sydney photography has pretty much photographed every happening person/place/party imaginable since he started his website in 2003, and shows no signs of slowing. Featured above are some beautiful shots of Cairns band 'The Medics'. Glorious.

Check out Boud's site here

Bordello

2010-03-31T15:25:00.000-07:00

I hadn't heard of Gogol Bordello when I got the call yesterday to interview lead singer Eugene Hutz at the Metro. This Gypsy band of rag tags have two things in common, a love of New York, and a love of Gypsy music. Eugene himself moved to America from the Ukraine when he was 25, and takes pride in the fact that no two members of his nine-or-so member band are from the same country.

I've never been so close to a real life played-with-Madonna rockstar. It was intense. He was intense. I asked Eugene what inspired him. The Sun, the Moon, Father Earth and Mother Ocean. Then I gave him an Easter egg. He was only moderately impressed.

I urge you to check them out. If you like to have a good time and a dance and to get messy and slightly Russian, this band is for you. Headlining Byron Bay Blues Fest

All I Want For Easter

2010-03-31T15:11:00.001-07:00

To be a lego wizard having a rest and a snack before heading off to mine Lindt Bunny mountain

Some fashionable bunny ears

Currrrrvy

2010-03-29T18:39:00.000-07:00

Curvy is back in 2010. The annual book and exhibition celebrating female graphic artists and illustrators worldwide has just opened the 2010 submissions to over 40 countries, and promises to be an even bigger sold-out extravaganza than last year.

The book will be launched in October with facebook fans getting the chance to win tix to VIP events plus airfares. Look that up!

If you are interested in entering work, send an email to submissions@curvy-world.com

The Dirty Bird

2010-03-28T20:18:00.000-07:00

Many of you will remember when PETA activists got nude for, well everything really. These ladies above went topless to encourage a boycott of KFC.

With all these people getting nude around The Colonel I couldn't help but wonder... Do people eat KFC in the nude? Has anyone ever eaten it naked? Would you date someone that ate KFC in the nude? To me, eating KFC in the nude is a symbol of a broken human, someone who has thrown in the proverbial moist towlette, given up all notion of humanity and hygiene and greaseless surface areas...

Or it could just be a slippery delicious good time. I ponder.

HOT

2010-03-28T19:54:00.000-07:00

Erotic cakes

Teen recipe of the week

2010-03-25T19:55:00.000-07:00

Rocky road milk.

Blend any kind of berry, chocolate topping, caramel topping, a bunch of milk and some honeycomb ice cream. Pour into a glass and top with more berries, more ice cream, milo, chocolate, marshmallows and anything else you consider Rocky.

This is why you're fat. I mean, this is why i'm fat

Fashion Oracle Broadcast

2010-03-25T19:54:00.000-07:00

Get your pens and paper and wallets ready. If you follow this blog or follow my general real life rants you will know that I have some eery ability to predict accesory trends well before it hits the general public or even designers (bumbag, Marc Jacobs 2 years later hello?) So, following on from the success that was

HIGH BUNS
BUMBAGS
TURBANS
LARGE BOWS ON HEADS - This is totally now, you have been warned..

I present to you

SOCKS

Yes, socks. High, mid length, frilled. Wear with heels, boots or laced flats and a short dress. I will even make the bold statement that socks are the new tights. Soon to be seen on Crown St and Q Bar this winter.

Video of the week

2010-03-25T19:45:00.000-07:00

The Temper Trap - Love Lost

Even though this album is over a year old I am yet to get sick of listening to it and fall more and more in love. Without a doubt one of the best Australian albums in years. Beautiful song. Beautiful clip.

Shhh... It's a

2010-03-25T19:04:00.000-07:00

Secret. Squirrel.

I am digging what I see in secret Squirrels Winter Collection. Jah ok so heaps of it is stock standard indie wear but some of it is great including my new pants (above) and that little sleeeveless denim number that I'm sure I have seen in coco's wardrobe... Could it be she predicted ANOTHER fashion trend?!?!? Delightful!

Pssst: Deets of their winter launch party

Wednesday, March 31, 2010
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Pigeon Ground Records and Clothing
102 Salisbury Rd
Camperdown, Australia

Friday Food Salute - Tabouli

2010-03-25T18:46:00.000-07:00

They may not be able to make peace, but boy do those Middle Easterners know how to make a tasty, low fat and refreshing salad. Refreshing? Salad? That doesn't even make sense you say! Incorrect my friends. Eating this delicious salad is like eating a cold glass of green codial on a hungover Sunday.

I have enjoyed tabouli on toasted sandwiches, with a piece of chicken or fish and on baked potatoes. International! Often forgotton and tarnished by the ugly pasta salad to its right in Woolies deli, give this green tub of a joy a chance. And maybe, just maybe we can bring Peace to the Middle East, one snack at a time.

Indie Rock and Roll For Me

2010-03-25T16:33:00.000-07:00

The bands may come and go, but indie dance ain't going anywhere. Popular amongst teens, cool kids and sometimes scenesters, it seems every year bring another indie dance sensation to be loved until main stream getes its greasy sleazy mitts on them and the band and music ruined forever. 2010 will see 4 piece Manchester band Delphic hold that title.

Get on board before Nova and your 15 year old cousin do and check them out at either. The Beach Road this Saturday the 27th or Sunday 28th at Oxford Arts Factory. Or for my Melbourne viewers (Hi Nicole!) the Prince tonight. Tickets at moshtix. $35. Rad.

HOT

2010-03-22T22:54:00.000-07:00

Finding a wayward sultana down your top 4 hours after consuming its bretherin.

Hot or Not?

2010-03-22T19:52:00.000-07:00

Do I buy the most awesome hi-tops I have seen in ages that I could wear with any outfit to any occassion for a whopping $230. Remembering I'm about to go travelling and need a good shoe. But $230 is HEAPS

Book Review

2010-03-21T16:13:00.000-07:00

I'll just pause for you to laugh at the words 'One woman's search for everything'. Done? Good.

As a soon-to-be traveller this book is as refreshing as it is inspiring. It's definately a girlie book, which I thought I might struggle with as a no-nonsense non-believer. I was proven wrong however. Just when you think you're about to recieve a steamy serving of extra cheese, the author drops something very intelligent on you, making you realise you can be girlie and cheesy and smart all at once.

Eat, Pray, Love is an autobiography of Liz, a 30+ New Yorker who leaves her unhappy marriage, suffers a horrible depression and seeks solice in an amazing year-long adventure through Italy, India and Indonesia, getting all foodie and spiritual on the way, studying with yoga masters etc. It is very well written and makes you think. I'll give it 4 chillis.

If you're having relationship problems, are about to go travelling, want to get spiritual or like food this is a book for you. Don't go if you're looking for steamy sex scenes, she doesn't have any.

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert.

Would You Rather Date

2010-03-18T22:26:00.000-07:00

David Bowie from The Labyrinth

or David Bowie from The Man Who Fell To Earth

I NEED these

2010-03-18T20:24:00.000-07:00

The burning durry glasses . Not the lesbian kiss. Although winter is coming....

Video here

By The Powers

2010-03-17T22:43:00.000-07:00

Gumtree ad of the week

Ps that pic is seriously creepy - the more I look at it the more it creeps me out. What? Why? *shudder*

Bought To You By The Letter T

2010-03-17T21:07:00.000-07:00

I don't hide the fact that my dream job is to be a muppet. Not the hand that does the talking, or the voice, but an actual Muppet. What colour would my fur be? What would my 'thing' be? I like hats maybe? Over eating? Cookie's already covered that. Dad, whats a muppet? Not quite a mop, and not quite a puppet, so to answer your question, I don't know. In the world outside my mind and Simpsons quotes, Melbourne T-Shirt magazine T-World is celebrating Seasame Street's 40th annivesary with a pop up exhibition for design festival Semi Permenant. 8 T-Shirt designs celebrating your favourite characters will be on display in the city from this Friday to Sunday. More info here cause i'm too lazy.

Note: Gonzo and Animal were not from Seasame street I know, but I wanted to post this picture. Most underated Seasame street character? Barkley. Or the Yip Yip Yip's uh huh uhhuhuh

Love Songs & Dedications

2010-03-17T20:42:00.000-07:00

After a lack of ipod, nothing but community radio at work and three weekends in row of Cat Stevens, Bob Dylan and The Beatles hits done acoustically by us C&M (that would be us you jerks, not Australian fashion label Camilla & Marc, although that would be cool) I feel like my music knowledge and taste is becoming that of a middle age gypsy stoner. So much to my delight I stumbled across this super awesome tune by Riva Starr on Triple J the other day. It may be old, it may be new. Unsure and who cares its rad. Link below

Riva Starr - I was Drunk Feat. Noze

Weren't we all Riva Starr, weren't were all.

NYC

2010-03-16T15:09:00.000-07:00

I am rapidly becoming obsessed with NYC due to my imminent visit there later this year. Does anyone know some really sweet NYC blogs? Here are a few I have found

Overheard in New York - far superior to our overheard section in MX magazine (yawn)

NYC Bloggers - click on any railway station on the NY subway and be taken to a whole bunch of blogs by people that live there

New York Daily Photo - as the name suggests

New York Hack - Pictures from a New York City cab driver

It's going to look like Sesame St and blow my mind

Hobby of the Week

2010-03-16T14:58:00.000-07:00

Sleevefacing.

"one or more persons obscuring or augmenting any part of their body or bodies with record sleeve(s) causing an illusion"

Get involved

Tips For Your Weekend

2010-03-15T21:18:00.000-07:00

Dont know what to do this weekend? Here is a great selection of choice, tried and tested activities that'll have you saying Monday I've got Friday on my mind

1. Crash a party

2. Grab a guitar and learn how to play some Neil Young

3. Stalk good-looking people and get your picture taken with them to increase your street cred

4. Counsel a backpacker or two

5. Bake

6. Research interesting new ways to recline on the couch

7. Drink 10 bottles of wine

8. Smoke, or consider taking it up

9. Go op-shopping

10. Make a friendship bracelet or at least talk about it

11. Photoshoots photoshoots photoshoots - use your imagination and turn ordinary household objects into props

12. Attend a German frat party or hang out with a monkey, a giant banana or George Clooney on Chat Roulette

13: Play a few thrilling rounds of 'would you date'

13. Dress up in your most fabulous outfits and swan around thinking you're really fabulous.

Hot Vocab 2010

2010-03-15T18:21:00.000-07:00

Drabulous. A sarcastic way of saying 'not fabulous'. I just made it up.

HOT

2010-03-13T16:45:00.000-08:00

Chat Roulette. A regular sausage party.

HOT

2010-03-13T16:41:00.000-08:00

Fabulousness

Cazza Down Under

2010-03-11T15:22:00.001-08:00

Julian Casablancas of The Strokes gave me a call yesterday to say 'whassup' and drop knowledge that he is heading to Aus to pimp his first solo album Phrazes for the Young. I don't know how well the album did but I thought most of it was - good. 3.5 chillis. He certainly knows how to write a catchy tune.

Friday, 6 May – Tivoli, BrisbaneSaturday

7 May – Palace Theatre, MelbourneSunday

8 May – Metro Theatre, Sydney

In addition to sweet nothings, he also whispered to be ready for a new Strokes album around September. Tix on sale 23rd March from... somewhere.

HOT

2010-03-11T14:57:00.000-08:00

BBC Wallpapers from Top of the Pops that I found while looking for a Black Box pic. There's one for every day of the week!

Ride On Time

2010-03-11T14:47:00.001-08:00

Oh baby. 80's powerhouse icons Black Box are coming to The Revesby Workers Club THIS SUNDAY. This is your chance to re-live your youth, or experience a youth you never had if you were a child star in the 80's. By special invitation your scenster hosts Coco and Maria will be there, riding on time, striking it up and um, everybody everybody.

Be there - this Sunday 14/03/10

HOT

2010-03-10T20:42:00.000-08:00

Typography. A subtle science, it's something that as a word lover, I have always been interested in. And always been crap at. The 'Go Font Yourself' exhibition "embraces letterforms as the inspiration for these works of art from international artists, designers and typographers. Whether it’s in the sweeping strokes and swashes or pixelated punctuation; the alphabet becomes the source for exploring lyrical modes of visual expression."

It truly is interesting. Don't be a hater. In Sydney at the Peer Gallery Gleve, 17/03/10.

Gaga for Gaga

2010-03-10T20:11:00.001-08:00

I admit I have a slight obsession with Lady Gaga. I can't figure out why? She looks like a cross between an episode of Art Attack, loveable 90s sitcom character Blossom and a Marilyn Manson video clip.

29 year old Veik from Beijing feels the same way. Maybe a little more. He (or is it she?) has created some of LG's most memorable and favourite looks using Barbie, household items and voodoo magic. I would like one of these to add to my celebrity Barbie collection. I have Mary-Kate AND Ashley Olson (MK isn't smiling thats how i tell them apart) an original Peter Andre doll STILL IN THE BOX complete with abs and hairbrush and I once owned an MC Hammer doll who married our black Barbie. But they got divorced back in 1995 and MC was never to be seen again.

More photos here

R.I.P

2010-03-10T15:24:00.000-08:00

Corey Haim. Too much too young = too soon x

I don't know what to say

2010-03-10T14:28:00.000-08:00

The greatest day of my short blogging life. Coco and myself labelled 'scene girls' *wipes tear*

Oh Baby I love Your Way

2010-03-09T19:12:00.000-08:00

Haha Tavi suck eggs, you're shit. The newest sweetheart of the pre-pubescent fashion blogging scene Jaime is not only funnier, more stylish and smarter than Tavi. And better looking. OH NO SHE DI'EEENT. Oh yes I did. Her daily online diary is a totally fabulous insight into the thoughts and fashion choices of the hottest 3 month old this side of the Eastern Distributor. See her tribute to Alexander McQueen above.

I'm lucky enough to call her a close personal friend and only two nights ago she farted on me as we watched the Oscars and agreed that Colin was robbed. Check it out at http://babyjaimefashion.com/

Attention Vintage Lovers!!

2010-03-09T18:09:00.000-08:00

Grand Sale! Grand Sale! Grand Sale! Check out Hibernian House in Surry Hills this Friday Saturday and Sunday March 12th - 14th for a MASSIVE second hand and vintage sale. Lots of super cool kids selling super cool stuff to other slightly less but still cool kids. More info on their facebook page here. Should be more awesome than a Mrs Mac Tex Mex pie at 3am.

Simply

2010-03-09T15:45:00.000-08:00

'Splendid' is a partnership between Splendour in the Grass and regional/national art agencies looking to nurture young artistic talent.

It presents a challenging opportunity for up-and-comers to create work for the above audiences, and give then a chance to work with mentors in a dynamic and creative environment.

As far as I can gather you apply online, if they think you're good you attend a two week workshop, get mentored, and put yourself in the running for a chance to produce a new work to be premiered at the Splendour in the Grass fest with all those hot muso's.

If you're passionate about visual arts, theatre, design, installation, architecture, digital media, sound, text of simply making beards from wool, def check out the site here

Where the hell

2010-03-09T15:41:00.001-08:00

Is your morning Coco + Maria post? Probably hanging out with my morning coffee at the Little Vienna cafe over the road. $10 for the first person to bring me a skinny flat white with an extra dollar in royalties for every souped up decision I make while under the influence. It's a glorious rainy day out there lovers. Happy hump day.

xxx Maria

Dontcha think they make me look... Smarter?

2010-03-08T16:47:00.000-08:00

This is an interesting site. An acronym for Technology, Entertainment and Design, TED is described in some of my patented copy/paste:

TED is a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Since then its scope has become ever broader. Along with the annual TED Conference in Long Beach, California, and the TEDGlobal conference in Oxford UK, TED includes the award-winning TEDTalks video site, the Open Translation Program, the new TEDx community program, this year's TEDIndia Conference and the annual TED Prize.

Basically is you go to ted.com you can watch all kinds of inspirational talks by smart people from all walks of life and all industries and it's all free. Use your vulcan mind here

Would you rather date

2010-03-08T14:03:00.001-08:00

A Wave Board rider

A Roller Blader

Or this roller skating cockatoo?
Discuss

OMG

2010-03-08T13:51:00.000-08:00

Salvo's store St Peters a.k.a THE TEMPE TIP re-opens TODAY with 50% OFF over 10,000 items. I burn with longing

Don't! Get! Caught!

2010-03-07T21:23:00.000-08:00

Tis the season to eat Cream Eggs. I ate one yesterday. Enjoy them while watching this 90's classic

HOT

2010-03-07T20:17:00.000-08:00

As you know, Coco + Maria love nothing more than getting down in their Birthday Suits. Just ask our neighbors. If you want a birthday suit made from actual fabric, try the Birthday Suit Winter 2010 Collection. Wear your shades, these babies are bright. Hitting Surry Hills store Incu NOW

FBI

2010-03-07T17:54:00.000-08:00

FBI is by far one of the raddest radio stations around. There is a constant string of chilled cool beats, loads of new and local music, and The Doctor isn't on there. So, they are running a booty call of listeners to sign up and become a supporter to keep the station on air. You can donate as little as $4 a month if you're a tight arse. Full details here. If you can check out Sunset from 6pm weeknights for dance delights. Damn the man save the Empire!

P.S 94.5 fm

New GROUPIE

2010-03-07T16:18:00.001-08:00

March edition of hottest new online music mag GROUPIE out now - read it here

In The Looking Glass

2010-03-07T16:07:00.000-08:00

If you were dissapointed by Burton's Alice attempt, have a go at making yourself look Burton-esque instead. Michelle Phan is a hot and talented YouTube gal with a steady hand, creating amazing OTT makeup looks for you to try at home and come out looking like Smudgey The Panda™. This is her Alice inspired Burton look.

Alice In Wonderland

2010-03-07T16:02:00.000-08:00

Is apparantly crap. No surprises there. It is rumored to be overacted (you heard it here first!) and the amazing effects dont make up for the abysmal storyline. It's kind of a sequel, about Alice falling down the rabbit hole again in her adult years. I thought it was just a remake.

I'll give it 2 chillis. Out of a possible 5. Even though I haven't seen it.

Shit HOT Tours - March

2010-03-07T15:57:00.000-08:00

Mickey Avalon is officially HERE 5-13 March

Dirty Projectors 6-13 March

Massive Attack 12-23 March

Dead Weather 17 - 29 March

YEOW. Good lineup March

No 2# of Uncool Things To Do at the Cinema

2010-03-07T14:12:00.001-08:00

Calling your boyfriend from the toilet and tell him loudly the ending of the movie others are just about to see

HOT

2010-03-07T00:00:00.000-08:00

Weekends

NOT

2010-03-04T15:35:00.001-08:00

People who come into work and talk LOUDLY about how they went to TOKO and it's the most AMAZING food and you HAVE to try the snapper and the chocolate desert was DIVINE and i'm going to talk about it ALL DAY REALLY LOUDLY in a DRAWLING voice so you can HEAR how RICH and CULTURED and FABULOUS I AM.

It's a fucking restaurant. Seriously. You pay money to go there. This makes you a customer. Not a food critic.

Yawn. Stab.

HOT but weird and not

2010-03-04T14:49:00.000-08:00

Growing your eyebrows. It's like growing your hair with an uglier in-between phase

Plan B

2010-03-03T21:10:00.000-08:00

Check out my interview with Plan B and his alter ego(s) here

Or watch his performance as his latest and less edgy character 'Strickland Banks':

Dramatic Turbans

2010-03-03T20:50:00.000-08:00

As featured in Vogue Nippon April Edition. Coco's nose for fashion and microwave lunches never lies

Rad Video Clip of The Week

2010-03-03T19:37:00.000-08:00

Ok Go are most famous for their one shot treadmill video clip for 'Here it Goes Again' from a few years ago. Well their clip for their latest single 'This To Shall Pass" its about 5 kinds cooler and will make your day all happy. Pretty cool tune as well.

HOT

2010-03-03T18:22:00.000-08:00

'A hostess demonstrates a flexible bracelet that, when unrolled, can function as a mobile phone'.

It's hot that it is a phone. It's not hot that is is mauve. Lets hope apple get involved. Prototype by Asus

Books aren't always sexy

2010-03-02T19:15:00.000-08:00

Shocking I know. I have recently come in to my worst run with bad books. I would always ALWAYS finish a book no matter how much i was hating it. But now as I get closer to the big 2 - 7 I've realised that life is too short to read a bad book. Which makes the stack of unreadable, boring, plotless paper backs beside my bed so depressing. Have I become to picky? Or better yet, too intelligent? There is nothing greater in the world than reading the most amazing life changing cry your heart out book. Did my constant slegding of The De Vinci Code jinx me? Is Dan Brown running the world and controlling our minds? So many questions. So any way. Here are the books I have started but can't finish due to general crapness:

Gods CallGirl - Carla Van Raay. An biography about a nun turned prostitute set in Melbourne. Oh with a drug habit. And habit* Sounds sexy and exciting right? Wrong. I was a third of the way in and not a nipple or crack pipe in sight. The bible has more action.

My Booky Wooky - Russell Brand. Ok so this sort of speaks for itself really. This is the kind of book people that listen to Nova and enjoy Two and Half Men would read. And think they are top shit for reading a book. I believe I only turned to this as it was the only book in the house I hadn't read and wanted to get away from Gods Call Girl.

On The Road - Jack Kerouc. Yeah yeah its a classic. Its also boring. And irrelvant.

The Famished Road - Ben Okri. Latest purchase from Chagni Airport. The Man Booker Prize sticker promised so much. Set in Africa the story follows a child that is from the spirit world. The story goes nowhere and the kid basically trips balls seeing all sorts of weird shit that isn't there. Either listen to Dark Side of The Moon in the dark. or drop some acid and get lost in a forest. Don't read this book. Gruelling. I finally put it down this morning. I'm done. I've had enough of blue men with upside faces drinking the moonlight and dogs with no mouths morphing into wells full of sand. Although i have to admit I did start on 'On The Road' again. And so the vicious cycle continues.

Mississippi Sissy - Kevin Sessums. Ok so i finished this, ONLY because I was on a remote island off the coast of Java and it was either read this or nothing. Contains sexy bottom themes. I choose those over my own thoughts and company. Grim.

*See I told you, too intelligent

I Heart Etsy II

2010-03-02T13:58:00.000-08:00

Not as cute but equally amazing, imadeyouabeard did just that. Your choice of colour! Get your strokeable new soup strainer here

I Heart Etsy

2010-03-02T13:55:00.000-08:00

Etsy member Littlebrownbyrd has created this Itty Bitty Birthday-Bot. Your choice of hat!! ADORABLE! Get him here

Would You Date

2010-02-28T02:28:00.000-08:00

Young Mick

Old Mick

Yes, and yes.

Email of the day

2010-02-25T16:39:00.000-08:00

From a dear friend who shall remain anonymous

I have been singing along to the radio this morning while cleaning the house. Its been 2 hours and I just realised its christian fm. Keep this to yourself. I've actually been having a lovely time. have i been touched by god?

Zoolander II

2010-02-25T14:15:00.001-08:00

Is totally happening. Yes I would date Bowie

New Segment Alert

2010-02-25T14:12:00.000-08:00

The coveted "Would You Date...". Coming soon

Bless

2010-02-25T12:56:00.001-08:00

Ok Mag has done a sexy photo shoot with the hottest male winter Olympians, and in true athlete style it's awkward as hell. Kinda cute and wholesome though. Perez has it here

The Olympics in general desperately need a new stylist and have done so pretty much since they did it in the nud back in Greece. Bring back those oily Greco-Roman days says me.

Coco for stylist London 2012!

M-Alice

2010-02-25T02:40:00.000-08:00

I will try very hard to forget Depp's Chocolate Factory overacting, but assume I'm in for more of the same in the Alice remake. I'm sure it will still be amazing. Here are some of John Tenniel's original illustrations for the book that scared the bejaysus out of me as a child. dARK

ps - is chronic hollywood overuse ruining depp and carter for anyone else

NME

2010-02-25T02:09:00.000-08:00

Club NME has finally made it's way downunder, and you'll see "Philadelphia Grand Jury, the Yacht Club DJs, Purple Sneakers DJs and legendary bassist for The Smiths, Andy Rourke (DJ set), on board the Club NME tour, which is set to make stops in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne." (Why write when you can cut/paste)

Logo/lineup = uninspired. Find deets here

The Greatest Cereal on Earth?

2010-02-24T21:37:00.000-08:00

All signs point to yes. In three weeks I have gone through 4 large boxes and I think about eating them in bed at night. And on the way to work. I once chewed so enthusiastically I got a sore jaw. They are like a mixture between prawn crackers and Coco Pops. But less chocolately. and more awesome.

Wild thing

2010-02-24T20:37:00.000-08:00

Another day another fashion week, this time its London's turn. How Pixie Geldof passes for a model is beyond me. Ugly is the new black I guess? any way.. Top Shop's Unique collection has excited the animal lover, headwear enthusiast and lack of hygiene fan in me. Knitwear, layers, sock, gloves, t-shirts. The whole look was a bit bag lady in the woods which I totally dig, it just wasn't anything new or amazing, but it was the horns and animal heads stuffed into huge ratty hair that really tickled my fancy. Fact, fancy is one letter away from being fanny. I HATE washing or brushing my hair and will do anything to avoid it. I once didn't own a brush or comb for a few weeks and used a kitchen fork instead. So next time I leave the house with knotted bed hair I just need some part of a dead animal or even better an alive one peaking out of there and not only am I cutting edge, I'm avante garde. And mysterious. Like the homeless man that sits outside my house with a deep tan listening to a walkman. What's he listening to? Van Halen? The Bangles? Is that tan real and does he actively work on it? Is he a time traveller or some sort of wizard from 1986? We may never know

HOT

2010-02-24T16:24:00.001-08:00

The 'burbs

HOT

2010-02-23T18:58:00.000-08:00

Dancing lunch returns

Vocab Flashback

2010-02-23T18:46:00.000-08:00

Not! is a grammatical construction in the English language that became a sarcastic catchphrase in North America in the 1990s. A declarative statement is made, followed by a pause and then an emphatic "not!" is postfixed. The result is a negation of the original declarative statement. Popularized in North America in the 1990s by the Saturday Night Live skit and subsequent movie Wayne's World, it can be found earliest in print in an 1893 Princeton Tiger (March 30) 103: "An Historical Parallel-- Not." Most often used jocularly, but also be used to express annoyance, it was such a popular catch phrase that it was selected as the 1992 Word of the Year by the American Dialect Society.

1992 Word of the Year. Impressive